# Installation

To install the Preview plugin, you can go about it in the following ways:

1. Using the Plugin Admin (since Notepad++ version 7.6)
2. Manually

## Using the Plugin Admin

Unfortunately, this Preview plugin is not listed in the Plugin Admin. For now, the only way is to install it manually.

## Manual installation

1. Check if you've got a 64-bits version of Notepad++, or a 32-bits version.
2. Download the relevant latest version of the plugin:
  * [64-bits](zip/PreviewHTML.zip?uuid=release-64bits)
  * [32-bits](zip/PreviewHTML.zip?uuid=release-32bits)
3. Extract the zip file to the plugins directory:
  * For Notepad++ versions 7.6.0 and up, the DLL should end up in `$(PLUGINSDIR)\PreviewHTML`
  * For Notepad++ version before 7.6, the DLL should end up directly in `$(PLUGINSDIR)`
4. Restart Notepad++. No other setup should be necessary.

### Note about `$(PLUGINSDIR)`

The plugins directory can be located at or just below the directory containing `notepad++.exe`, e.g. `C:\Program

To find out where your `%AppData%` is located, just paste (or type) it into the address bar of Windows’ File Explorer:


## Next steps

See [How to use](wiki/How to use).